Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Zillow lost $2,916 on every home it sold in Q2, on average. But this is a small price to pay for what they are gaining. Continue reading
An ex-Redfin contractor allegedly made what the company called, “concerning comments,” last week, prompting the tech-focused Seattle brokerage to temporarily close four Bay Area offices. The brokerage is working with local enforcement to determine if t… Continue reading
According to a new TransUnion report, 14 million Generation Z consumers have some sort of credit balance in 2019 — a growing part of which are mortgages. Continue reading
The inversion of the yield curve — when long-term interest rates drop below short-term interest rates — this week, was seen as a warning sign to many that another recession was looming. But Friday morning’s housing start data means we shouldn’t sound t… Continue reading
(This article is an updated version of a 2018 Next Avenue story.) Here are two safe forecasts, the kind you can count on. First, the U.S. economy will sink into a recession. Second, no one knows when the recession will arrive. Taken altogether, these t… Continue reading
Liz Kozlowski and her staff at Brookdale Senior Living’s Westlake Village, outside of Cleveland, knew that resident Ed Petrigac and his wife Yvonne had started an auto parts business. But it wasn’t until they read his life story that they realized he a… Continue reading
When asked by staff of the Diverse Elders Coalition about the aging services available in her area, Elva, an American Indian elder from New Mexico, relayed how important her local Elder Center was to her and her peers’ well-being: “We as elders need a … Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This story is part of a series for The John A. Hartford Foundation.) As many as half of hospital patients age 65 and older develop delirium. Once thought of as something ordinary — something that “just happens” to people as they get old… Continue reading
The real estate industry threw some curve balls. Take Inman’s news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading
If seller commission expectations and a worsening “listing-inventory-to-agent-count” ratio have you thinking about moving to a 100-percent brokerage with the idea that change would lead to higher net income, here are some things that you ought to be co… Continue reading